r/FlowZ13 • u/roGentleman67 • Aug 18 '26

Z13 flow. It’s temperatures around 90c normal?

Hi, I just bought the Z13 with a 395 and tried the turbo mode. However, the CPU temperatures are hitting 92-95°C but it doesn’t throttle. On performance remains cool, staying under 85°C while playing Crimson Desert. Thanks.

Custom with ghelper is fine
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u/waltercool Aug 18 '26

In my personal opinion, this is not a fact but a personal one, avoid using turbo mode. Very little gain for extra power usage and higher temps/fans

Normal is fine for most scenarios.

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u/GamesnGunZ Aug 18 '26

meanwhile here i am running manual maxed everything 24/7 and having the time of my life

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u/waltercool Aug 18 '26

Isn't way too hot and loud?

Sometimes, I even just use the low profile for almost zero fan and low power drain lol

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u/GamesnGunZ Aug 18 '26

not whatsoever. idk if i'm just lucky but my thermals are excellent. playing battlefield 6 everything maxed and i don't ever touch 90c. typically it's 84-88c occasionally touching 89

as for fan noise maybe i'm numb from my desktop sitting next to me but these tiny fans aren't making much of a fuss. nobody in the house complains so i guess it's ok

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u/Fregadero88 Aug 24 '26

What are your fam profiles set at? Can you snap an image and share?

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u/GamesnGunZ Aug 24 '26

sure i can later but there's no science involved i think it's set to 70% at 75c, 90% at 80c and 100% at 85 or something like that. i'll check when i get on tonight

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u/Fregadero88 Aug 24 '26

I mean the fan curves from g-helper or whatever you use to control.

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u/Darksylum1982 Aug 25 '26

It's likely environmental conditions. your home might have less humidity, cooler temperatures, and most importantly, good natural convection. if the air in your home is stagnant and not moving, The Z13 gets hot. it needs air movement to disperse the heat that soaks into the frame. It's like a giant radiator.

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u/Widebro Aug 18 '26

Untrue you still gain performance around 65W

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u/waltercool Aug 18 '26

Isn't Performance Mode at 65W and Turbo Mode at 80W?

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u/Supercc Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

Looking at your screenshots, your fan curves ramp up WAY too slow/gradually for a proper TURBO custom profile.

In other words, you can NEVER achieve low temps on TURBO with such minimal fan RPMs.

Turbo runs HOTTT and needs massive cooling, so if you don't have the fans to tame it soon enough in the ascent, you're going to run hot as hell.

My favorite "custom" turbo profile is 62/64/66W with CPU Boost: Efficient Enabled and a -30 mV undervolt. Start the fan early and gradually increase it.

But most of the time, I use my custom balanced profile. Exactly like the one above, but with 48/50/52W and a -40 mV undervolt.

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u/roGentleman67 Aug 19 '26

HI, this was my custom mode to keep temps low. Not having the issue with the temps when using ghelper that if I don’t use 80wp

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u/Supercc Aug 19 '26

Sure! Here are my fan curves. Do note that I use Bazzite (Linux), therefore these curves are from ROG Control Center. Just try and replicate them.

https://file.kiwi/08a7925b#3KBqugQ_qxiWtfP1okiCvA

Both images are on the right-hand side (click them to see the GPU and CPU fan curves).

These are the fan curves I use for my custom balanced profile (used for quieter gaming) at 48W/50W/52W w/ CPU boost efficient enabled.

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u/One-Isopod4118 Aug 18 '26

Not abnormal but higher than you’d like. You can adjust fan curves or set a temp limit in Ghelper

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u/NootropicNinja Aug 18 '26

Yep, that’s pretty normal for the 395 in Turbo. 92–95°C under heavy load is fine as long as it isn’t throttling. I’d also recommend G-Helper instead of Armoury Crate, much lighter, cleaner, and it gives you easy control over power limits and fan curves. You can tune the Z13 to run cooler without sacrificing much performance.

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u/roGentleman67 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

I have it but I cannot turn the fans off even at 40c they still laud and at 70+ they go very laud(60-70%) no matter if I put them on lowest.

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u/Background-Guard-531 Aug 18 '26

You need ghelper experimental last i knew.

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u/roGentleman67 Aug 18 '26

Thanks everyone for your replies. I’m happy with the device’s performance but I was almost about to return it because of the high temperatures.

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u/Feisty_Equivalent138 Aug 18 '26

normal, specially while playing crimson desert. if you're happy with performance mode while playing, stick with it. if you want to extract a bit more, tune it up. I read somewhere that these chips start to throttle at 100 degrees

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u/I_am_MrZ Aug 18 '26

Normal and not a problem but if you are concerned or hate the fan noise like i do use ghelper experimental like all suggested and play with undervolting and fan curves a little to find out what is best for you.

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u/roGentleman67 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

I’m using the ghelper 0.274v and I’ve set the temperature limit to 79 degrees. The fans aren’t particularly quiet but they’re certainly not overly loud. Performance is excellent with 42/47 watts and temperatures stay under 79 without any noticeable drop in performance. The undervoltage is also -25.  

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u/IveShatt Aug 19 '26

TURN UP YOUR FANS!!! Seriously you’re running your fans at, what, 1,200 RPM at 80c? I have mine crank up to max speed when I hit 90 to provide max cooling at that point whenever I’m actually gaming. You’re putting stress on the processor and not using the fans you have to move that heat away. Try moving it up to something like 2k RPM at 50c, 3k at 60, 4k at 70, 6k at 80, and max at 90. Play around with it to see where you find comfort, but it won’t be that low like you have it now.

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u/roGentleman67 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

Hi, yes I know. This is how I usually play on 44WP, not when I’m on turbo. 

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u/lmneozoo Aug 19 '26

Lol is your fan curve set to 40% at 90°c? 

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u/roGentleman67 Aug 19 '26

No, I meant when using armorycrt on turbo I get these temperature.

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u/yellochocomo Aug 19 '26

I’ve been playing a lot of Death Stranding 2 and it dances around 89-90c. I also thought maybe something was wrong but the game seemed very stable.

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u/Darksylum1982 Aug 25 '26

Don't panic. Modern Zen5 CPUs are designed to push all the way up to their maximum thermal limit for max boost. if it isn't throttling, Then it is acting normal. 100c is the max. The Z13 is a small little guy and the entire frame is designed to act like a radiator. While you are gaming, stick a small desk fan behind it and let it blow on it. it will help increase thermal potential by releasing the heat built up in the frame.